Total Crime Rate

272.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

144.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 272.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 144.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 116.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.4 10/10
  • Public order 23.4 10/10
  • Other theft 19.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 15.6 6/10
  • Burglary 11.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Townsend Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Dunster , and the 108th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Townsend Road (TA24 5RD) in the last 12 months was 272.4 per 1,000 residents and was 210.1% higher than the Dunster average (87.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 144.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Townsend Road (TA24 5RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 92 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Parade (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Townsend Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Cherfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Friday Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Market House Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Andrews Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Andrews Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Andrews Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wellington Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Square —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Quirke Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dugdale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dugdale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tythings Court —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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